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Gardner C. Hawkins

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Lindenwood Cemetery

Born:February 11, 1846 at Pomfret, VT

Entered
Service in the US Army from Woodstock, VT

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism
April 02, 1865 at Petersburg, VA

Died:December
15, 1913 at the age of 67

In all, a
total of 64 Medals of Honor were earned in action at Petersburg,
Virginia, in the period from March 25 to April 3, 1865,
fifty-four of them on April 2 alone. On that date First
Lieutenant Gardiner Hawkins earned the Medal of Honor for his
heroic leadership in battle. When the lines were wavering from
the well-directed fire of the enemy, Lieutenant Hawkins, acting
adjutant of the regiment, sprang forward, and with encouraging
words cheered the soldiers on and, although dangerously wounded,
refused to leave the field until the enemy's works were taken.